Your new issue of NCCIH Update has arrived! Dr. Helene Langevin sworn in as new NCCIH Director.

Your new issue of NCCIH Update has arrived! Dr. Helene Langevin sworn in as new NCCIH Director.

Announcements New NCCIH Director Dr. Helene Langevin Sworn In, November 26! Helene Langevin, M.D., was sworn in as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health on November 26, 2018. Prior to her arrival, she worked at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, jointly based at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Langevin served as director of the Osher Center and professor-in-residence of medicine at Harvard Medical School since 2012. She has also served as a visiting professor of neurological sciences at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington. New Study Identifies a Neural Circuit Involved in the Response to Painful Heat A newly identified pathway involving the spinal cord and two parts of the brainstem plays a key role in behavioral responses to an uncomfortable heat stimulus, according to a study in mice from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health’s Division of Intramural Research. The study was published in a recent issue of the journal Neuron. Bratman Describes Science of Nature’s Effects on Psychological Health November 26, 2018 Contact with nature—whether outdoors or indoors (e.g., from plants or window views)—is an emerging field of research showing potential to help address some important public-health problems, said Gregory Bratman, Ph.D., in a recent lecture at NIH. Clinical Digest: Use of Yoga, Meditation, and Chiropractic by Adults and Children Data from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)* found that U.S. adults’ use of yoga, meditation, and chiropractic increased between 2012 and 2017. And, not only did the use of meditation rise, it more than tripled during this time. Further, the data showed that from 2012 to 2017 the use of yoga and meditation significantly increased among U.S. children (aged 4 to 17 years). The percentage of children using yoga more than doubled and the percentage of children meditating showed an almost tenfold increase.  Open for Public Comment: Draft of the First Strategic Plan for NIH Nutrition Research NIH is in the process of developing a strategic plan to guide NIH nutrition research over the next 10 years. Dr. Francis Collins, the Director of NIH, established the NIH Nutrition Research Task Force (NRTF) in October 2016 to coordinate this process. A wide variety of individuals, including members of the nutrition research community external to NIH and the NIH nutrition scientists from across multiple NIH institutes, centers, and offices, have provided input that have helped to shape this draft. Resources for Researchers New Funding Opportunities & Notices Alzheimer's-focused administrative supplements for NIH grants that are not focused on Alzheimer's disease Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) BRAIN Initiative: Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain (U01 Clinical Trial Required) Notice of Updated Application Forms Package for PA-18-920, NCCIH Supplements to NCATS CTSA Programs for Scholars Pursuing Complementary Health Research Career Development (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) HEAL Initiative Notices In case you missed it in the last issue of Update, Notices related to the HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative follow: Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trials Optional) NOT-AT-19-004 Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trial Required) NOT-AT-19-005 Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Behavioral Research to Improve MAT: Behavioral and Social Interventions to Improve Adherence to Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders (R61/R33, Clinical Trials Optional) NOT-AT-19-006 Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Limited Competition: Behavioral Research to Improve MAT: Ancillary Studies to Enhance Behavioral or Social Interventions to Improve Adherence to Medication Assisted Treatment for OUD (R01) NOT-AT-19-007 Upcoming Events Transforming Veterans’ Health: Implementing a Whole Health System of Care November 29, 2018, 10-11 a.m. ET; Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD. Remote Viewing Options:  NIH Videocast or Facebook Live Evaluating the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids: How to conduct research within the current regulatory framework  December 8, 2018, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ET; Livestream/Videocast Pain Lecture: Connectomics of chronic pain and for placebo in chronic pain December 13, 2018, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET; Building 35A, Room 640, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD